Dear Mr. Page:
I agree with our Native American population. I am highly jilted by the racially charged name of the Washington Redskins. One might argue that to name a professional football team after Native Americans would exalt them as fine warriors, but nay, nay. We must be careful not to offend, and in the spirit of political correctness and courtesy, we must move forward.
Let’s ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians. If your shorts are in a wad because of the reference the name Redskins makes to skin color, then we need to get rid of the Cleveland Browns.
The Carolina Panthers obviously were named to keep the memory of militant Blacks from the 60’s alive. Gone. It’s offensive to us white folk.
The New York Yankees offend the Southern population. Do you see a team named for the Confederacy? No! There is no room for any reference to that tragic war that cost this country so many young men’s lives. I am also offended by the blatant references to the Catholic religion among our sports team names. Totally inappropriate to have the New Orleans Saints, the Los Angeles Angels or the San Diego Padres.
Then there are the team names that glorify criminals who raped and pillaged. We are talking about the horrible Oakland Raiders, the Minnesota Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Pirates!
Now, let us address those teams that clearly send the wrong message to our children. The San Diego Chargers promote irresponsible fighting or even spending habits. Wrong message to our children.
The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants promote obesity, a growing childhood epidemic. Wrong message to our children. The Cincinnati Reds promote downers/barbiturates. Wrong message to our children.
The Milwaukee Brewers. Well that goes without saying. Wrong message to our children.
So, there you go. We need to support any legislation that comes out to rectify this travesty, because the government will likely become involved with this issue, as they should. Just the kind of thing the do-nothing Congress loves.
As a die-hard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of this in mind, suggest it might also make some sense to change the name of the Oregon State women’s athletic teams to something other than “the Beavers” (especially when they play Southern California). Do we really want the Trojans sticking it to the Beavers?
I always love your articles and I generally agree with them. As for the Redskins name, I would suggest they change the name to the “Foreskins” to better represent their community, paying tribute to the dick heads in Washington DC.
Just a observation, if we are going to request such changes because they may be offensive to some, we need to consider States and cities as well.
Lets start with Indiana, and Indianapolis. We all know what a Indian is, but a “apolis” from the Greeks phonetics breaks down as “meaning without” So now we have a city named to mean “no Indians”, surly this should be upsetting for our Indian friends as well.
I am betting that ‘Indiana’ is just short, with the same meaning.
No, man.
“The name Indianapolis is derived from the state’s name, Indiana (meaning “Land of the Indians”, or simply “Indian Land”), and polis, the Greek word for “city.” Jeremiah Sullivan, justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, is credited with coining the name.”
https://www.google.com/search?q=indianapolis+meaning&oq=indianapolis+meaning&aqs=chrome.0.0l8.3502j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
You really couldn’t Google this before asserting such a silly thing?
Yes Man!…. LOL….. Our resident googler needs to develop a sense of humor.
FYI ……Global citizen is the translation of Apolis, which in Greek phonetics breaks down as a- meaning without, and –polis meaning country or nation. So, a citizen of no country, or a global citizen.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/21/nolte-red-bull-purges-wokesters-from-u-s-division/
Red Bull gave them wings – to fly away. Well done, Red Bull!
Some clever person researched the naming of the Redskins as well as their logo. Turns out it was a Blackfoot artist that designed the logo. The name was chosen by our Blackfoot native American friends as well.
Activists are making a lot of noise and running the lie that the name and logo are offensive. Most Americans are not offended at all.
Ignorance in education certainly does have dire consequences.
The PC left is not woke at all.
HAH! JACK, YOU REMEMBER I SAID THEY COULD PICK A NAME THAT WOULDN’T EVEN OFFEND THE MOST FRAGILE SNOWFLAKE???
Well, I did and I said that name is THE TEAM! AND GUESS WHAT NAME THEY CHOOSE?
The Washington Foobtball Team!
Did I nail it or what??? It starts to get easy when you understand snowflakes.
Amazing Joe, you missed your calling, you’re are a clairvoyant!
But Mr. Jack, The Washington Football Team is racist! Because we all know George Washington was racist. So that name’s gotta go.
How about the City Name Football Team?
Joe, I think we have leapt onto the slope and we’re sliding like crazy into a black hole.